Collections : [Virginia Military Institute Archives]

Virginia Military Institute Archives

Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
345 Letcher Ave.
Lexington, VA 24450-0304
Primary Collecting Areas:
Military history, Civil War, Shenandoah Valley history, Stonewall Jackson Papers, genealogy
Description:
The VMI Archives include significant manuscript and Institute records holdings, with a focus on military history and the Civil War. Our extensive digital archives allow for easy online access to many of our collections.
POC: Jeffrey S. Kozak
Phone: (540) 464-7516
Phone: (540) 464-7566
Fax: (540) 464-7089
Start Over Repository Virginia Military Institute Archives Date range 2010
Virginia Military Institute Archives

Admissions Office student recruitment materials

5 boxes document boxes

Brochures, fact books, and other printed material sent to prospective cadets by the VMI Admissions Office. Also includes some Financial Aid printed material

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Admissions Office student recruitment materials 5 boxes document boxes

Virginia Military Institute. Office of Admissions

Brochures, fact books, and other printed material sent to prospective cadets by the VMI Admissions Office. Also includes some Financial Aid printed material

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Military oral history collection

12 cubic feet

This oral history collection spans the World War II era through recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. One interview (Frank Buckles) covers World War I service. The majority of the interviews were conducted by VMI cadets taking courses in military history. The interview files and recordings are housed in the VMI Archives.

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Alan F. Farrell interviews 3 items

These interviews cover Alan F. Farrell's Special Forces training and experiences in the Vietnam War.

  1. Vietnam War
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Office of Communications and Marketing audio and video collections

ongoing items

Includes film of ROTC cavalry drill and horsemanship practice on Parade Ground, including jumping; Barracks scenes; cadet orchestra; other scenes from cadet life ca. 1939

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Communications and Marketing videos 605 Gigabytes This born digital material is currently stored locally in .mp4 format.

This collection of born digital .mp4 files was transferred from the VMI Communications and Marketing Department. The videos showcase VMI special events (e.g., matriculation, Ring Figure, graduation, and speeches), and other topics that relate to VMI activities and cadet life.

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Alumni and VMI certificates and citations collection

0.5 cubic feet

This collection consists of certificates, citations, commissions, and similar documentation associated with VMI alumni, faculty, staff, or VMI as a whole. The collection does not include VMI diplomas or literary society certificates, which are filed separately.

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Alumni and VMI certificates and citations collection 0.5 cubic feet

Amory, Thomas D. (Thomas Dwyer), 1893-1918

This collection consists of certificates, citations, commissions, and similar documentation associated with VMI alumni, faculty, staff, or VMI as a whole. The collection does not include VMI diplomas or literary society certificates, which are filed separately.

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Intercollegiate Athletics records

30 cubic feet

Materials documenting the history of major (football, basketball) and other sports. Includes historical athletic Association minutes; printed material such as programs and media guides; emphemera; research material on athletic history used by Thomas W. Davis for his book; and other material documenting the history of intercollegiate athletics at VMI.

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Committees

This sub-series contains records related to the VMI Committee on Athletics (dated 2012-2017) and the NCAA Academic Progress Rate and Academic Improvement Plan Committee (dated 2008-2017).

  1. Athletic administrative records
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Board of Visitors minutes

25 cubic feet

This sub-group comprises the official public minutes of the Virginia Military Institute Board of Visitors. The first meeting of the Board was held in May 1839. A significant portion of historical minutes have been digitized and are available online, including those for the Civil War era. Modern minutes (from 1982-forward) are also available online.

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Board of Visitors reports and records

1 cubic feet
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Bomb (VMI Yearbook)

80 cubic feet

Known as The Bomb, the yearbook was first published in 1885. After a nine year hiatus, it has been published continuously since 1895, with the exception of 1945 and 1946.

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Bomb (VMI Yearbook) Production materials 20 cubic feet Stacks Shelf Yearbook production materials

Black and white images, outtakes, disks, and miscellaneous other materials located in VMI Bomb office. This material is not complete and exists only for some years.

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C. Barrett Graham papers

0.75 cubic feet 2 boxes

This collection consists of the papers of Lieutenant C. Barrett Graham (VMI Class of 1967), including:

  • Correspondence (34 items) written to his parents and other family members, primarily during his tour of duty in Vietnam (1968-1969). Graham served as a rifle platoon commander based at An Hoa (F Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines) and subsequently was stationed at supply headquarters in Da Nang. Topics include patrols, general descriptions of countryside and villagers, and destroying North Vietnamese food supplies.
  • Typescript Vietnam War memoirs (2016) titled "The Gong Show...Or Observations and Reminiscences about Vietnam, 1968-1969"
  • Photograph album and slides taken in Vietnam

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C. Barrett Graham papers 0.75 cubic feet 2 boxes

Graham, C. Barrett (Charles Barrett)

This collection consists of the papers of Lieutenant C. Barrett Graham (VMI Class of 1967), including:

  • Correspondence (34 items) written to his parents and other family members, primarily during his tour of duty in Vietnam (1968-1969). Graham served as a rifle platoon commander based at An Hoa (F Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines) and subsequently was stationed at supply headquarters in Da Nang. Topics include patrols, general descriptions of countryside and villagers, and destroying North Vietnamese food supplies.
  • Typescript Vietnam War memoirs (2016) titled "The Gong Show...Or Observations and Reminiscences about Vietnam, 1968-1969"
  • Photograph album and slides taken in Vietnam

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C. Ernest Edgar III papers

5.5 cubic feet 5 boxes

This collection spans the military and civilian careers of Major General C. Ernest Edgar III. Included are files (arranged chronologically) that document every significant United States Army Corps of Engineers assignment. Included is information about:

  • Overseas service at Heilbronn, Germany with the 237th Engineer Battalion (1958-1961)
  • Vietnam War assignments (United States Military Assistance Command Vietnam, 1965-1966)
  • Commanding Officer, 577th Engineer Battalion Construction (1969-1970)
  • Commander and District Engineer, Little Rock District (1975-1978)
  • Other stateside assignments
The collection also includes materials relating to Edgar's post-Army career as an executive and consultant, involvement with non-profit and civic organizations, and subject files documenting his long relationship with VMI, including his service as Commandant of Cadets and on the Board of the VMI Research Laboratories.

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C. Ernest Edgar III papers 5.5 cubic feet 5 boxes

Edgar, C. Ernest, III, MG (Charles Ernest)

This collection spans the military and civilian careers of Major General C. Ernest Edgar III. Included are files (arranged chronologically) that document every significant United States Army Corps of Engineers assignment. Included is information about:

  • Overseas service at Heilbronn, Germany with the 237th Engineer Battalion (1958-1961)
  • Vietnam War assignments (United States Military Assistance Command Vietnam, 1965-1966)
  • Commanding Officer, 577th Engineer Battalion Construction (1969-1970)
  • Commander and District Engineer, Little Rock District (1975-1978)
  • Other stateside assignments
The collection also includes materials relating to Edgar's post-Army career as an executive and consultant, involvement with non-profit and civic organizations, and subject files documenting his long relationship with VMI, including his service as Commandant of Cadets and on the Board of the VMI Research Laboratories.

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